British Overseas Territories Act 2002
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make provision about the name “British overseas territories” and British citizenship so far as relating to the British overseas territories. |
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| Citation | 2002 c.8 |
| Introduced by | Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and the British Overseas Territories |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 26 February 2002 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which superseded parts of the British Nationality Act 1981. It makes legal provision for the renaming of the British Dependent Territories as British Overseas Territories, and the renaming of associated citizenship.